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Description

DraftSight® offers both 2D CAD drafting and 3D design capabilities, providing exceptional performance and flexibility at a competitive price. This robust software caters to a variety of users, including architects, engineers, construction professionals, and CAD enthusiasts alike. With DraftSight, you can create, edit, view, and annotate any 2D or 3D DWG file with remarkable speed and ease. Transitioning from AutoCAD® or other CAD platforms is straightforward, thanks to its intuitive user interface and familiar commands. The true beauty of design lies in the freedom to work in your preferred style, allowing for seamless movement between 2D drafting and 3D modeling. Additionally, DraftSight integrates effortlessly with other Dassault Systèmes and SOLIDWORKS® applications, ensuring you can manage your projects from the initial concept all the way to the final product, all while maximizing your design potential. Embrace the flexibility that DraftSight provides for all your drafting and design needs.

Description

IDEA Architecture provides sophisticated 3D BIM modeling while maintaining an interface similar to AutoCAD, allowing users to utilize basic 2D commands such as polylines, entity snaps, and copy functions to effortlessly create 3D models with our extensive library of 3D BIM objects. By simply drafting floor plans with the intuitive and parametric objects found in our AutoBLD menu, IDEA Architecture automatically generates the corresponding 3D representation. With a quick double-click, users can access and modify properties of any object with ease. Differentiating itself from other BIM software, IDEA Architecture utilizes DWG as its core file format and offers functionality to convert 3D BIM objects into straightforward vectors, which can be easily viewed and altered in AutoCAD®. This compatibility makes it simple to share both 2D and 3D files with a wide range of CAD users. Additionally, our Architectural Software incorporates all the capabilities of 4MCAD, which serves as a viable alternative to AutoCAD®, ensuring a versatile and comprehensive design experience. By combining user-friendly commands with powerful features, IDEA Architecture streamlines the transition from 2D to 3D design.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

3D ContentCentral Yes 
AutoCAD No 

Integrations

3D ContentCentral No 
AutoCAD Yes 

Pricing Details

$149.00/one-time
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$1,395 one-time payment
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Dassault Systemes

Founded

1981

Country

France

Website

www.draftsight.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

4M

Founded

1986

Country

Greece

Website

www.4msa.com

Product Features

Architectural CAD

2D Drawing Yes 
3D Modeling No 
Architectural Symbol Library No 
Automatic Formatting Yes 
BIM Modeling No 
Comparison View Yes 
Design Templates Yes 
Drafting Yes 

CAD Viewers

Annotate No 
Batch Conversion No 
Collaboration Tools No 
Editing No 
Track Changes No 
View .DWF Files No 
View .DWG Files No 
View .IGES Files No 
View .STEP Files No 
View .STL Files No 
View 2D Files No 
View 3D Files No 

Product Features

3D Architecture

2D Drawing No 
Animation No 
BIM Modeling Yes 
Component Library Yes 
Data Import / Export No 
Landscape Design No 
Virtual Tour No 

Architectural CAD

2D Drawing Yes 
3D Modeling Yes 
Architectural Symbol Library Yes 
Automatic Formatting No 
BIM Modeling Yes 
Comparison View No 
Design Templates No 
Drafting Yes 

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